Miata Mailing List: February 1999, Message #169

sponsored by

> From: "George" <georged@adelphia.net>
> Subject: Battery Trickle Charging
> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 20:50:46 -0500
> 
> 
> Never did get around to taking the batter out, since the miata is 
> right in the garage. The battery was down (wouldn't start) so I put 
> my old charger on it at 2 Amp switch setting (also has 6 Amp).
> 
> The charger has a meter that started at a little less than 2 Amp 
> and then went  down to less that 1/2 Amp after about 24 Hrs.
> 
> Does this mean it's acting like a trickle charger and OK to just 
> leave it connected w/o hurting the battery or do I need to take it off 
> and on every week or two????
> 
> 

Sounds like the charger is doing a perfect job for your battery and
should be no problem to leave the charger connected.

There is typically no reason to take a battery out of a Miata to charge
it.

-- 
Jeff Anderson            @   @     @     @   @@@@@   @      
Arlington, VA           @ @ @ @    @    @ @    @    @ @
MCA, Capital Chapter   @   @   @   @   @ @ @   @   @ @ @ 
91B, Silver           @         @  @  @     @  @  @     @
92B, Blue
 VA Plates: 
 HIS MX-5/HER MX-5
                  1) I CURE THE MIATA'S BAD HEAD REST SOUND.
                 =========== re mid-96 and older =========== 
 2) Miata special high performance ANTENNA SPLITTER for CB use too. 
    Ends scratching your Miata with magnetically mounted CB antennas.
e-mail for info: janderso@erols.com
  See:  http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5361/Jeff.html